Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

Three days later, early in the morning, in the mission hall of the Hokage Building, under the leadership of Kurama Heiji, Team 11 took on a C-level mission to eliminate the bandits in the western part of the Land of Fire and restore peace to the local villages.

During this period, there were no boring D-level missions for newbies to practice. After the arrival of peace, D-level missions, which were very difficult for ordinary people but very useless for ninjas, came onto the historical stage.

Thanks to the three days of rest before, Team 11 was well prepared. After taking on the mission, they arrived at the gate of Konoha Village. After handing in the mission commission, the team of four went straight out of the village and headed towards the mission destination, the western mountainous area of ​​the Land of Fire.

Except for the team leader Kurama Heiji, it was the first time for Dihuangwan and the other two to leave the village and walk such a long distance. They seemed very excited and full of energy along the way.

After nearly half a day's journey, the team was already some distance away from Konoha Village. By the side of a small river, the team stopped temporarily to rest and replenish their strength.

Kurama Heiji originally planned to rest there for an hour, replenish his strength with military pills, and drink water by the river.

But Dihuang Wan found fish in the river. After catching one, he found that the fish was very delicious, so he said to everyone, "Everyone, the fish in the river are very delicious. Let's catch a few. Don't eat Bingliang Wan anymore. Let's grill the fish!"

Inuzuka Ye and Kurama Feiyun knew that Dihuangwan was very good at grilling fish, and their eyes lit up after hearing this.

"Okay, I'll go find some dry branches!" Inuzuka Yamichi said.

"Then I'll make a simple grill!" Kurama Feiyun also said.

"Okay, then I'll catch a few more fat fish and wait for you to taste them!" Dihuang Wan said.

Kurama Heiji watched the three people assign the task of grilling fish among themselves, just shook his head, didn't say much, and sat on a big tree by the river to be on guard.

"This place is not far from Konoha, so it's relatively safe. I've heard from Feiyun that Dihuangwan's grilled fish skills are very good, so I might as well try it. After we finish eating, I'll tell them about some of the taboos of outdoor survival activities during the mission." Kurama Heiji thought.

Soon, in just a quarter of an hour, the grilled fish was completed. Each of the four people had two grilled fish. After taking the first bite, Kurama Heiji gave Dihuangwan a thumbs up. This kid's fish grilling skills are indeed well-deserved!

After the four of them had enjoyed the meal, Dihuangwan immediately performed a water escape technique, the Water Cannon Technique, which washed the residue and ashes into the river, and they quickly disappeared along the current.

Kurama Heiji watched Dihuangwan's operation and nodded secretly, "This kid has a good sense of survival in the wild. He knows how to eliminate the traces he left behind to avoid being tracked and used by the enemy."

However, the taboos of survival in the wild were still explained to the three of them. Making fire and smoke are the easiest ways to expose one's whereabouts. This place is very close to Konoha Village, so the risk is not too great. But once they reach the outskirts of the Land of Fire, the border, or even other villages, that would be an act of seeking death. The existence of the Bingliang Pills naturally has its value!

The three of them quickly responded and continued on their way to the mission destination.

"Dihuangwan, did you learn the Water Style Ninjutsu Water Cannon Technique these days? You learned it too quickly!" Inuzuka Ye said to Dihuangwan as they hurried on their way.

"Yes, the day after the class assembly banquet, I went to the teacher's house and looked through several water-based ninjutsu. Currently, I have only learned the Water Cannon Technique, a single-target offensive ninjutsu, to make up for my shortcomings in ninjutsu first!" Dihuangwan replied.

"Dihuangwan-kun is amazing. He has learned a ninjutsu in just three days!" Kurama Feiyun praised.

"Hehe, no way, no way. Water Cannon is a very simple water ninjutsu, barely a C-level ninjutsu, and the difficulty of practicing it is a little harder than the Three Body Techniques. After all, I have experience in practicing two C-level water ninjutsu, Water Shock Wave and Water Array Wall, so I am faster!" Dihuangwan scratched his head and smiled shyly. In fact, he was very happy to hear Kurama Feiyun's praise.

"Dihuangwan's talent in water escape is indeed very high, but hard work is the most important thing. You two should learn from Dihuangwan's diligence. I saw Dihuangwan go to the training ground to practice every day!" Kurama Heiji encouraged the two.

The two nodded in agreement.

It was soon night and they were already far away from Konoha. The four of them set up camp in a forest to rest, and they specially chose an area that was good for both attack and defense. The so-called camping was just taking out sleeping bags from the sealing scroll and resting on the spot. Dihuangwan and Kurama Feiyun were on duty in the first half of the night, and Kurama Heiji and Inuzuka Ya were on duty in the second half. They didn't make a fire to roast fish, but just replenished the food with soldier ration pills.

The next morning, everyone was refreshed and continued their journey, eliminating any traces of their previous camping.

Near noon, the four finally arrived near the mission destination.

"Dihuangwan, you are the one who makes the battle plan for this mission. I am not in the plan. I will only take action when you are in danger, but the situation changes at lightning speed, and rescue may not be timely. Therefore, your plan must be meticulous, otherwise there will still be the risk of injury or even death!" Kurama Heiji said.

"Yes, I know, Mr. Heiji!" Dihuangwan said, and then told him his plan.

'This time the mission is to wipe out the bandits. The mission was entrusted by the surrounding villagers. The description of the number of bandits and whether there are ninjas among them is not clear, so we need to hide first, find out the bottom of this group of bandits, and at the same time find out the terrain of the place where the bandits are stationed, so as to facilitate the planning of attack and retreat routes! '

"Ye, you and Ranmaru are good at tracking and can sense the threat level of the enemy. If the threat level is high, it means there are ninjas among the bandits. We need to kill them first. Therefore, the task of counting the number of bandits and ninjas is given to you!"

"I have the best physical skills and the fastest speed. I will explore the surrounding terrain and plan the attack and retreat routes! Feiyun, you observe from a distance. If Ye and I are exposed and a battle breaks out, support us immediately!"

Dihuang Wan arranged the exploration plan, and the three of them dispersed and acted separately according to their respective tasks.

Two hours later, the three of them gathered again.

"I'm lucky this time. I didn't get exposed. I've explored the surrounding terrain in detail. Ye, how are you doing?" Dihuang Wan asked.

"I sensed that there are 15 bandits in this group, and I can sense threats from three of them. Two of them are low threat, and the other is high threat. I feel uneasy when Ranmaru gets close to him!" Inuzuka Yoru replied.

"That means among the fifteen people, there are at least three ninjas, and one of them may even be a Chunin. How could this group of bandits have such a chance to have a Chunin-level person? I didn't expect that I would have to fight a Chunin on my first mission." Dihuangwan frowned.

"The bandits' lair is located halfway up the mountain. It's easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, there's a stream nearby, so it won't affect my water escape," Dihuangwan analyzed.

"Yes, the one who poses the greatest threat is at the innermost part of the lair, and the other two are with the ordinary bandits." Inuzuka Yo added.

Dihuang Wan thought for a moment, drew a map of the bandits' lair and its surroundings on the ground, and said, "We will launch the attack when they are having dinner. At this time, the people are concentrated, which is convenient for us to kill them all at once. We will first clean up the small fish, and as for the suspected Chunin, we will focus our fire on him!"